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Last Updated: October 9, 2025 4:05:52 PM PDT
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Learn about using 1Password to store and manage your passwords at UC San Diego.

UC San Diego is moving from LastPass to 1Password

On October 13, 2025, UC San Diego will adopt 1Password as our official password manager. Timeline:
  • Now: No action is needed.
  • Prior to the migration: You’ll receive step-by-step instructions for making the move.
  • October 13, 2025: Migration begins, with full support available. LastPass shared folders will be moved on this date, so please ensure any additional content created after that time is moved manually or created in the new space.
  • December 2025: LastPass will be retired. All LastPass users tied to the UCSD Business Account will receive an invitation for an optional, free LastPass account.

UC San Diego has vetted and tested 1Password to be our password manager software of choice. No more writing down passwords on a sticky note or keeping a spreadsheet on your desktop!

1Password Uses

You'll want to use your 1Password Business Account to manage all your university credentials - for example, Business Systems logins, travel, Office 365 and more.

About 1Password

1Password securely stores all your usernames and passwords and automatically logs you into your online accounts. Benefits include:

  • A password generator tool to help you create strong, unique passwords for every site
  • Autofill to save you time
  • Protection against forgotten passwords
  • More information can be found at the 1Password website: support.1password.com

Getting started

If you have been using a UCSD LastPass Business Account prior to our transition to 1Password, you'll be sent an email invitation to activate your new 1Password account.

If this is your first time using a UCSD Business Account password manager, follow the instructions below to get started with 1Password:

Employees:

Contact the ITS Service Desk and they will provision a 1Password Business Account for you. Upon receiving the invitation email, click the invite and follow the instructions to set up and activate your new account.

Students:

Student accounts can be requested from forthcoming custom portal. Stay tuned for more information!

Security

How it works: You create a 1Password login secured with SSO and multi-factor authentication that will be used to store all of your login credentials.

1Password employs a 'zero-knowledge' model: all sensitive data is encrypted locally at your device with a key that is never transmitted to the host (1Password). As such, even under government subpoena, 1Password could ever only turn over an encrypted blob with no key. This serves to protect your data from internal and external threats alike.

Any business account that you use in the workplace can and should be stored in your 1Password Business Account. We recommend that you do not store any personal information in the Business Account, but rather in a separate, personal 1Password account which you can link to your Business Account for convenience while still preserving your privacy.

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